Stories by bensouthwood

There is a closing window to stop driverless cars from creating omnigridlock

Centuries of selective breeding turned wild cabbage into different vegetables

The Market for Marriage

Hong Kong has land, autocracy, and expensive housing. Why doesn't it build?

The battle against bad bread had a role in women's lib

The quixotic fight against self-driving cars

Classical statues were not painted horribly

How to Spot a Monopoly

Nature's Drug Database

Why the West Was Downzoned

Taskforce calls for reset of nuclear regulation in UK

Inflatable Space Stations

Why the developing world needs wider streets

The developing world needs more roads

The Evolution of Bacteria

The merits of unified land ownership

Demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high

Rivers Are Now Battlefields

Sunscreen for the Planet

The death rays that guard life